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Gena and Pippa attended an Engineering with Nature workshop at the end of July hosted by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Dredge Research Collaborative. The workshop, which took place at the US Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, was attended by USACE members and several Landscape Architects from around

In ongoing ecological restoration efforts, SCAPE joined Bart Chezar last week in planting Sargassum in Sunset Park, Brooklyn’s Pier 5. Sargassum, a type of brown algae historically found in New York Harbor, has the unique ability to grow on hard rocky substrate. The algae was harvested from the Long Island Sound and transported to the

With recent threats to TIGER funding proposed by congress, Karrie Jacobs responded with a piece for Architect Magazine discussing the detrimental effects that such budget cuts could have, using SCAPE’s Town Branch Commons project in Lexington, Kentucky as a case study in funding innovation. TIGER, which stands for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, was launched

Construction has begun to make an appearance at street level along Pierrepont Street in the heart of Brooklyn Heights, New York.

Last month, SCAPE participated in the kick-off of The Student Stewardship Program— a joint collaboration between ASLA-NY & The Trust for Public Land that engages young students with hands-on stewardship skills within their community.

Landscape Architecture Magazine’s July print issue included an article on the recent wave of podcasts dedicated to landscape.

Two of SCAPE’s projects, Town Branch Commons and The Gowanus Lowlands, were featured in a recent article in The Architect’s Newspaper which highlighted six design proposals across the country that aim to restore ecosystems.

Kate will speak on a panel at Columbia University on Wednesday evening to discuss Sea Level Rise from the perspectives of the science and stakeholder community.

SCAPE, The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, and partners invite the public to attend the seventh Rebuild by Design Living Breakwaters Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting tonight to hear an update and to provide input on the coastal and social resiliency measures planned in and adjacent to Tottenville on Staten Island’s South Shore.

The City of Lexington, in collaboration with the Bluegrass Community Foundation, and the Lexington Downtown Development Authority, has released a new design for Town Branch Park, which will become be the keystone public space of the city, a world class urban park, and a game-changer for Lexingtonians for generations to come.